Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the ballpark, along comes Food Network with a new way to get into your wallet…
Yes, the Food Network may be part of the food lineup at your favorite big-league park this season. They’ll be providing signature (read: branded) sandwiches at nine parks: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minnesota (Minneapolis), Nashville, St. Louis and Texas (Arlington). I’m sure expansion can’t be far behind, if there’s any bit of acceptance by the fans.
What are these sandwiches like? For example, the Red, White and Blue Steak Sandwich will feature Maytag bleu cheese and Peppadew spicy mayo, in addition to the shaved steak and the bread, a French demi-baguette. (Fancy roll, for those of you who don’t speak French.)
Last I heard, many of these parks already had good food. Okay, it’ll set you back a solid second mortgage to feed a family of four, on top of admission. And baseball’s got the best prices per seat of any pro sport, near as I can tell. Certainly better than football or basketball. (I don’t have a pro hockey team nearby, so I can’t say anything about them; sorry.) Still, with beer at a minimum of $6 a cup and hot dogs for about the same, it doesn’t take long to rack up a bill to rival the national debt.
That said, the only info I can find on the price of the Food Network sammies is from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where the quoted price for the two steak sandwich varieties offered there will be $9.50 each.
Doesn’t look cheap, but in a relative way, it’s not exactly gouging either…
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